MOURNING PHASE - mourning phase (1971, uk)

gatefold sleeve

Fmt: LP Ltd 500   sclp 013   5033281011347  

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Sleevenotes by the 3 surviving band members including the long lost Mike Conn, the

songwriter. This is the first ever legal edition, all previous editions were without the band’s

consent. Reproduces the 2nd, hitherto unseen, handmade cover and band photos. Phenomenally

rare test pressing, thought to have been around 25 made. Only 2 had hand- drawn covers, one

is long lost in a private collection, and here seen for the first time ever is the accompanying

decorated sleeve. They were made for mike conn and his ex partner. Mourning phase have

remained shrouded in mystery since 1971. Mike Conn lives in a cave in Spain, still playing

music, and has pursued the life of a hermit since leaving England. The co-singer, Joy, became

a session artist working with Mickey Jupp amongst others, and performed on Top of The Pops

singing a british top 10 hit that is simply one of the most terrible songs ever made, she has been

in hiding in the Norfolk hinterlands ever since. The 3 surviving members tell their stories in the

sleevenotes. Musically extremely complex progressive folk rock, with unique, literate lyrics that

poetically manifest the gnarled emotions of a bitter break up, with acerbic guitar strumming and

controlled anger. An original example recently sold for £9000 on discogs.